U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10491: CHARGE Act
Status: In committee, September 17, 2026
To direct the National Institutes of Health to conduct a study on the effects of 750-kilovolt or greater transmission lines, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To direct the National Institutes of Health to conduct a study on the effects of 750-kilovolt or greater transmission lines, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 17, 2026:
A BILL To direct the National Institutes of Health to conduct a study on the effects of 750-kilovolt or greater transmission lines, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Community Health and Agricultural Research on Grid Exposure Act or the CHARGE Act . SECTION 2. NIH study on effects of 750-kilovolt or greater transmission lines (a) Study As soon as practically feasible, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health, (in this section referred to as the Secretary ) shall conduct a study on the effects of 750-kilovolt or greater transmission lines on-- (1) the health of humans and livestock; and (2) crop yields. (b) Report (1) Submission Upon the conclusion of the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the chair and ranking member of the committees described in paragraph (2) a report detailing the results of the study. (2) Committees described The committees described in this paragraph are the following: (A) The Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives. (B) The Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives. (C) The Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate. (D) The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
Sponsors
- Warren Davidson (R, HD-008) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Health
Common questions
- What is HB10491?
- HB10491 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): CHARGE Act.
- What does HB10491 do?
- In its own words: To direct the National Institutes of Health to conduct a study on the effects of 750-kilovolt or greater transmission lines, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10491?
- In committee as of September 17, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (September 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10491?
- Warren Davidson (R, HD-008).
- Where is the official record for HB10491?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10491
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